“Inês de Castro” (play) by António Ferreira

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“Inês de Castro” is a 16th-century Portuguese tragedy by António Ferreira that dramatizes the legendary love and political intrigue surrounding Inês de Castro at the court of King Pedro I of Portugal.

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instanceOf Portuguese Renaissance drama ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
author António Ferreira ⓘ
basedOn historical events in the life of Inês de Castro ⓘ
relationship between Pedro I of Portugal and Inês de Castro ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 16th century ⓘ
character King Afonso IV of Portugal ⓘ
courtiers of the Portuguese crown ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Portugal ⓘ
culturalContext Portuguese humanist culture of the 16th century ⓘ
depicts legend of Inês de Castro ⓘ
form verse drama ⓘ
genre tragedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation later theatrical adaptations of the Inês de Castro story ⓘ
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage Inês de Castro ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted Afonso IV of Portugal ⓘ
Inês de Castro ⓘ
Pedro I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Peter I of Portugal
influencedBy Roman tragedy ⓘ
Senecan drama ⓘ
classical Greek tragedy ⓘ
inspired subsequent literary treatments of Inês de Castro in Portuguese literature ⓘ
literaryMovement Renaissance humanism ⓘ
literarySignificance canonical work of Portuguese Renaissance drama ⓘ
milestone in the development of Portuguese theatre ⓘ
mainCharacter Inês de Castro ⓘ
Pedro I of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Peter I of Portugal
medium theatre ⓘ
notableFor early example of classical tragedy in Portuguese literature ⓘ
originalLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
portrays assassination of Inês de Castro ⓘ
grief and vengeance of Pedro I of Portugal ⓘ
settingLocation Portuguese royal court ⓘ
settingPeriod 14th century Portugal ⓘ
structure five-act tragedy ⓘ
subject dynastic politics in medieval Portugal ⓘ
illicit or contested royal marriage ⓘ
reason of state vs. personal passion ⓘ
theme conflict between love and reason of state ⓘ
monarchical authority ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
workOf Portuguese literature ⓘ

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Inês de Castro → hasWorkInspired → “Inês de Castro” (play) by António Ferreira ⓘ